1986 Minnesota Senate election
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The 1986 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1986, to elect members to the Senate of the 75th and 76th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 9, 1986.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1987.
Results
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
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No. | ∆No. | % | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 67 | 765,584 | 47 | 4 | 70.15 | |
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 62 | 591,061 | 20 | 4 | 29.85 | |
Total | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout (out of 3,024,070 eligible voters)[1] | 1,456,579 | 48.17% | 14.17 pp | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] |
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minnesota Election Results 1986" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 34–201. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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